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March 17, 2025- Missourinet, Missouri nursing home workers and advocates call on lawmakers to address ‘crisis’

March 13, 2025- KMOX, Total Information AM- VOYCE Executive Director says many nursing homes in Missouri ‘look a long term care residents as numbers and profit centers

March 12, 2025- Missouri Independent- Missouri advocates decry nursing home staffing shortages, which rank among worst in nation

February 26, 2025- Fox 2 News, Tim’s Travels-Tim’s Travels: The Lumiere of Chesterfield

January 11, 2025- Fox 2 News, The Pulse of St. Louis- Local organization pushes to improve accountability and funding for Missouri nursing homes

December 20, 2024- The Kelly Clarkson Show- Kelly Clarkson Surprises Nonprofit Distributing Holiday Cards For Seniors

December 3, 2024- First Alert 4 KMOV- Jefferson County woman moved to nursing home in North City without family’s knowledge, daughter says

December 3, 2024- Fox 2 News- Festus nursing home loses Medicare and Medicaid funding

December 2, 2024- KSDK Newschannel 5- Nursing home resident advocates warn of growing crisis as Festus Manor closes

November 30, 2024- St. Louis Post Dispatch- Festus Manor nursing home to close after failing inspections, losing funding

November 25, 2024- First Alert 4 KMOV- Local organization works to collect 40,000 holiday cards for nursing home residents

September 9, 2024- St. Louis Post Dispatch- Lawmaker looks to restore money to monitor Missouri nursing homes

September 11, 2024- Missouri Independent- Democrats fall short in push to override Missouri governor veto of nursing home funds

August 9, 2024- KMOX. Deplorable conditions found in a University City nursing home

August 5, 2024- Missouri Independent. Missouri has dramatically reduced its backlog of nursing home inspections

July 19, 2024- St. Louis Public Radio. Gov. Mike Parson again vetoes funding boost for understaffed nursing home advocacy program

July 8, 2024- St. Louis Public Radio. A nursing home’s overnight closure may have endangered residents. Is a fine the only penalty?

April 23, 2024- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Feds to require more staff in nursing homes. Most in St. Louis area don’t meet the bar.

April 26, 2024- St. Louis Public Radio. Most Missouri long-term care centers are understaffed under federal nursing rules

March 11, 2024- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Nursing homes need oversight, inspections, St. Louis panel says

March 11, 2024- KMOV News Channel 4. St. Louis City presents report and action plan to address issues with nursing homes in the region

February 28, 2024- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Northview Village Nursing Home hit with federal fine for chaotic, overnight closure

January 2, 2024- Fox 2. Missing person’s report filed after sudden closure of nursing home

January 3, 2024- Fox 2. Police search for man missing from closed nursing home

January 3, 2024- KMOX Total Infomation AM. VOYCE, a Nonprofit Working for Long-Term Care Residents

January 3, 2024- Columbia Missourian. Problems with oversight, staffing contribute to low quality ranking of Missouri nursing homes

January 24, 2024- St. Louis Public Radio. Missouri’s health agency finds St. Louis nursing home closure endangered residents

January 25, 2024- KSDK. A Missouri nursing home shut down suddenly. A new report offers insight into the ensuing confusion

January 25, 2024- Associated Press. A Missouri nursing home shut down suddenly. A new report offers insight into the ensuing confusion

January 26, 2024- KSDK. Here’s how you can help a St. Louis organization fighting for quality long-term care in 21 counties

December 18, 2023- Associated Press. Largest nursing home in St. Louis closes suddenly, forcing out 170 residents

December 18, 2023- KMOV. Employees without pay, residents displaced after largest St. Louis nursing home abruptly shuts down

December 19, 2023- Associated Press. Politicians, workers seek accountability after sudden closure of St. Louis nursing home

December 19, 2023- CBS News. 170 nursing home residents displaced after largest facility in St. Louis closes suddenly

December 19, 2023- Daily Mail. St Louis’ largest nursing home is shut suddenly just days before Christmas – forcing out 170 elderly residents with nothing but the clothes on their back in the middle of the night

December 19, 2023- KSDK. Politicians, former workers seek accountability after sudden closure of St. Louis nursing home

December 19, 2023- New York Times. St. Louis Nursing Home Closes Suddenly, Displacing 170 Residents.

December 19, 2023- Skilled Nursing News. Northview Village Nursing Home – Largest in St. Louis – Closes Abruptly, Displacing 170 Residents

December 19, 2023- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Family members still looking for residents taken from shuttered Northview Village Nursing Home

December 19, 2023- St. Louis Public Radio. Employees, families demand accountability after north St. Louis nursing home closes

December 20, 2023- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Before abrupt closure, St. Louis nursing home lost major Medicaid cash infusion

December 22, 2023- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Residents, families reunite after St. Louis nursing home closure. But one is still missing, state says.

December 22, 2023- St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune. Union, elected officials, faith leaders demand accountability in abrupt closure of Northview Village Nursing Home

December 26, 2023- St. Louis Post Dispatch. After the chaotic closure of a St. Louis nursing home, will others also shut down?

December 29, 2023- KSDK. ‘You do not belong here’: Former employee at closed nursing home confronts suspected thieves

December 29, 2023- St. Louis Public Radio. Mental Health Board gives up to $20,000 to help relocated Northview Village residents

August 11, 2023 – St. Louis on the Air. Nursing home staffing shortage in St. Louis mirrors statewide problem

August 7, 2023 – Missouri Independent. Reporter Clara Bates. A quarter of Missouri nursing homes haven’t had health inspection in years

July 31, 2023 – St. Louis Public Radio. Reporter Chad Davis. Missouri among worst in the nation for hours of care for nursing home patients

July 11, 2023 – St. Louis Post Dispatch. Reporters Annika Merrilees and Kurt Erickson. Group that monitors St. Louis-area nursing homes pushes back on budget veto

July 10, 2023 – AARP. Reporter Tim Poor. Pushing for More Long-term Care Oversight Funds in Missouri

April 10, 2023 – St. Louis Post Dispatch. Annika Merrilees. Resident, 81, charged with shooting guard at St. Charles retirement community

March 28, 2023. St. Louis Post Dispatch. Mental health conditions increasing in St. Louis nursing homes, report says

February 19, 2023 – AP News. Kavish Harjai. Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end

January 19, 2023 – KMOX News Radio. Nursing homes investigated for abusing antipsychotic medications

January 13, 2023 – Voyage STL. Meet Marjorie Moore of VOYCE

July 18, 2022 – Fox 2 St. Louis, Pulse of St. Louis. Jasmine Huda. Lockdown No More: New Missouri law allows visitors at long-term care facilities

July 14, 2022 – KMOV4. Deion Broxton. 2nd Metro East nursing home closes amid nationwide staffing woes

June 30, 2022 – AARP. Emily Paulin. How to Help Nursing Home Residents Through the Staffing Crisis

June 13, 2022 – St. Louis Business Journal. Maddy Simpson. Beyond the List: Staffing issues ‘scary’ for St. Louis nursing homes

May 13, 2022- Missouri Independent. Tessa Weinberg. ‘Seclusion kills’: Missouri lawmakers pass limits on hospital COVID visitor restrictions

April 13, 2022 – Missouri Independent. Tessa Weinberg. Legislators weigh blocking COVID visitor restrictions at Missouri hospitals, nursing homes

March 15, 2022 – KSDK 5 News. Alzheimer’s Association says there’s a severe staff shortage

March 15, 2022- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Annika Merrilees. Missouri must add thousands of senior care workers, new report says

March 9, 2022 – St. Louis Public Radio. Chad Davis. Missouri and Illinois nursing homes rank last in hours of care residents receive

March 7, 2022 – Newsradio KMOX. Megan Lynch. Illinois, Missouri nursing homes last in the nation for hours of one-on-one care

March 7, 2022 – Newsradio KMOX. Help Wanted in Nursing Homes and Long Term Care Facilities

March 3, 2022 – Kaiser Health News. Rachada Prahan and Harris Meyer. Biden Pledges Better Nursing Home Care, but He Likely Won’t Fast-Track It

March 1, 2022 – Abc17 News. Chanel Porter. Missouri advocate for quality long-term care weighs in on President Biden’s efforts to help nursing homes

February 1, 2022 – Fox 2. Linda Wagar. Missouri nurse’s life insurance policy canceled after company stops paying premiums

January 25, 2022 – Kaiser Health News. Eric Berger. With a Vaccine Mandate Looming, Nursing Homes Face More Staffing Problems

January 14, 2022-St. Louis Post Dispatch. Annika Merrilees. COVID-19 hits Missouri nursing homes again, after months of calm

December 17, 2021-Fox 2 St. Louis. Jasmine Huda. Pulse of St. Louis – Holiday Cards

December 2, 2021-KMOX. Megan Lynch. Group needs help making 4,000 more holiday cards for STL-area nursing home residents

November 15, 2021- Missouri Independent. Tessa Weinberg. Missouri gives nursing homes a way to temporarily close in face of federal vaccine rule

November 12, 2021- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Annika Merrilees. How hard is it to close a nursing home? Troubled St. Louis County facility has had problems for years

November 5, 2021 – St. Louis Public Radio. Chad Davis. Advocates, unions say vaccine mandate makes nursing homes, other facilities safer

November 5, 2021 – Missouri Independent. Allison Kite and Tessa Weinberg. Missouri last in U.S. for nursing home staff vaccinations as federal deadline nears

October 25, 2021- St. Louis Public Radio. Shahla Farzan. Nearly half of Missouri nursing home workers never got a COVID vaccine. New rules may require it

October 4, 2021- AARP. Emily Paulin. Nursing Homes are Filled with Empty Beds, Raising More Concerns About Care

October 2, 2021- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Annika Merrilees. After years of trouble, St. Louis County nursing home nearly loses federal funding

September 23, 2021- Fox 4 Kansas City. Linda Wager. Data: Kansas City area nursing home residents often more vaccinated than staff

September 13, 2021 – Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences. Robert Doyle and Kym Radford. VOYCE advocates for long-term care residents

August 30, 2021 – St. Louis Post Dispatch. Michele Munz and Annika Merrilees. Missouri nursing homes struggle to boost dismal staff vaccination rates, fear new federal mandate will cause exodus

August 27, 2021 – St. Louis Public Radio. Chad Davis. Advocates, Union Representatives, Support Vaccine Mandate For Nursing Home Workers

August 19, 2021- KMOV. Gabriela Vidal. Vaccine mandate for nursing home staff presents new challenges for St. Louis facilities

August 18, 2021- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Zeke Miller and Michelle Munz. Biden to require COVID vaccines for nursing home staff

August 17, 2021- 1120 AM KMOX. Megan Lynch. Data shows Missouri nursing homes fail to provide recommended hours of care

August 9, 2021 – Missouri Independent. Allison Kite and Tessa Weinberg. Less than half of Missouri nursing home staff vaccinated, reviving fear of lockdowns

August 4, 2021 – 1120AM KMOX. Megan Lynch. Total Information AM

July 23, 2021 – St. Louis Public Radio. Chad Davis. Advocates For St. Louis Nursing Home Residents Worry Delta Variant Poses New Threat

July 16, 2021- The 19th. Mariel Padilla. Only 1 in 4 nursing homes are confident they can survive a year

April 16, 2021 – St. Louis Public Radio. Shahla Farzan. COVID Liability Bill Would Shield Missouri Nursing Homes From Consequences, Advocates Warn

March 29, 2021 – St. Louis Public Radio. Reporter Megan Cattel. Missouri Nursing Homes Are Allowing Indoor Visits For The First Time In A Year

March 11, 2021 – KMOX. Reporter Megan Lynch. Visits, hugs now allowed for many nursing home residents

March 11, 2021 – KMOV. Reporter Jenna Rae. Visitors now allowed back in some Missouri nursing, rehab facilities

March 10, 2021 – St. Louis Post Dispatch. Reporter Nassim Benchaabane. ‘A wake-up call’: Nursing homes eye new normal after steep decline in COVID-19 cases

January 31, 2021 – St. Louis Post Dispatch. Reporter Ben Simon. St. Louis-area nursing homes find creative ways to keep residents engaged amid pandemic

January 29, 2021 – St. Louis Public Radio. Reporter Kayla Drake. Missourians Aren’t Showing Up For Second COVID-19 Vaccine Doses, Health Officials Say

January 14, 2021 – St. Louis Public Radio. Reporter Chad Davis. St. Louis County Nursing Homes Report More Than 800 Positive Coronavirus Cases In December

December 11, 2020 – St. Louis Public Radio. Reporter Shahla Farzan. St. Louis County Nursing Homes Had Record Number Of COVID-19 Cases Last Month

December 11, 2020 – KMOV. COVID cases and deaths spike at nursing homes in Metro East

December 2020 – Barnes Jewish Hospital Giving Magazine page 5. Author Gail Appleson. Philanthropy at Work.

November 23, 2020- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Reporter Michele Munz. Nursing homes struggle to keep residents safe as coronavirus cases surge outside their walls

November 20, 2020- St. Louis Public Radio. Reporter Chad Davis. Families Fear Nursing Home Residents Will Face Two Crises: The Coronavirus And Loneliness

November 19, 2020- St. Louis Public Radio. Reporter Shahla Farzan. Some St. Louis Families Face Unexpected Challenges Setting Up Nursing Home Cameras

November 17, 2020- St. Louis on the Air. Interviewer Evie Hemphill. Tuesday: Getting Creative About Connecting With Older Loved Ones, Nursing Home Residents

November 10, 2020- Fox 2. Reporter Jasmine Huda. COVID, the elderly and the holidays: Families advised to plan early for Thanksgiving

November 6, 2020- KMOX 1120. Reporter Megan Lynch. Advocates for high risk groups say holidays during COVID may have to go virtual

September 28, 2020- The Voice for Seniors Podcast. Interviewer David Terry. “Granny Cams”: Cameras in Nursing Homes (Part 2)

September 21, 2020- KMOX 1120 AM.  Reporter Megan Lynch. Nursing homes required to reopen to visitors

September 20, 2020- Columbia Missourian. Reporter Hannah Norton. Electronic monitoring, cameras finally allowed in nursing homes after a decade

September 15, 2020- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Reporter Nassim Benchaabane. Federal agency lifts ban on indoor visits to nursing homes

September 3, 2020- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Reporter Nassim Benchaabane. More than 650 Missouri nursing home residents dead of COVID-19 as infection rate climbs, federal data shows

August 27, 2020- KMOX 1120 AM.  Reporter Megan Lynch. ‘Granny Cams’ go online in Missouri next week

August 26, 2020- KMOV Channel 4- 6:00 PM news. Reporter Lauren Trager. New law allowing cameras in Missouri nursing homes set to go into effect September 3rd

August 11, 2020- The Voice for Seniors Podcast. Interviewer David Terry. What the Heck is an Ombudsman and What Can They do for Mom

August 5, 2020- St. Louis Public Radio- Local News and The Gateway Podcast- Reporter Shahla Farzan. Nursing Home Residents Make Up Nearly Two-Thirds Of All COVID-19 Deaths In St. Louis County

July 28, 2020- The Voice for Seniors Podcast. Interviewer David Terry. The Time For Cameras In Nursing Homes Is Now, But Not Every State Agrees

July 15, 2020- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Reporter Nassim Benchaabane. Missouri to allow nursing home residents and families to install video cameras in rooms

June 17, 2020- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Reporter Nassim Benchaabane. Families can start outdoor visits with loved ones at some Missouri nursing homes, state officials say

June 17, 2020- KTVI Fox 2- 11:00 PM news. Reporter Jasmine Huda. Caution and patience encouraged as local assisted living facilities reopen in Missouri

June 16, 2020- KMOV Channel 4- 6:00 PM news. Reporter Lauren Trager. Woman says mother was neglected at North County nursing home while facility was on lockdown during pandemic

June 16, 2020- KMOX 1120 AM.  Reporter Megan Lynch. Outdoor, open-window visits now allowed at Missouri nursing homes

June 16, 2020- St. Louis Public Radio- Local News and The Gateway Podcast- Reporter Eli Chen. Families May Soon Visit Loved Ones Outside Of Nursing Homes

June 14, 2020- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Reporter Nassim Benchaabane and Jack Suntrup. Hundreds of COVID-19 deaths draw focus on nursing home industry and its political influence in Missouri

June 6, 2020- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Reporter Nassim Benchaabane. More than 300 nursing home residents in St. Louis County have died of COVID-19, county says

June 5, 2020- St. Louis Public Radio- Local News- Reporter Sarah Fentem; St. Louis on the Air- Interviewer Sarah Fenske. More Than 250 Missouri Nursing Home Residents Died From COVID-19

June 5, 2020- KCUR 89.3 FM- Local News- Reporter Alex Smith. Federal Data Showing COVID-19 Tolls In Kansas And Missouri Nursing Homes Has Major Inconsistencies

June 2, 2020- St. Louis Public Radio- Local News- Reporter Eli Chen. New Missouri Law Allows Families To Place Cameras Inside Nursing Homes

May 27, 2020- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Reporters Erin Heffernan and Nassim Benchaabane. More St. Louis area nursing homes report COVID-19 cases, but state still refuses to name them

May 26, 2020- St. Louis Public Radio- Local News and The Gateway Podcast- Reporter Eli Chen. Afraid Of Coronavirus Exposure, St. Louis Families Are Pulling Loved Ones Out Of Nursing Homes

May 23, 2020- USA Today. Reporter Kameel Stanley. Families still need care, but many are afraid of nursing homes amid the coronavirus pandemic

May 6, 2020- KMOX 1120 AM.  Reporter Megan Lynch. ‘Granny Cams’ gain traction in Missouri amid coronavirus lockdowns

May 1, 2020- St. Louis Public Radio- Local News and The Gateway Podcast- Reporter Eli Chen. ‘I Just Want To Know’: Families Of Nursing Home Residents Demand Coronavirus Details

April 28, 2020- KMOV Channel 4- 6:00 PM news. Reporter Lauren Trager. Advocates say COVID-19 outbreak is another reason why there should be cameras in nursing homes

April 28, 2020- KMOX 1120 AM.  Reporter Megan Lynch. Federal rules may shine light on COVID cases in Mo long-term care facilities

April 21, 2020- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Reporter Nassim Benchaabane.  Amid rising coronavirus death toll, nursing homes told to improve reporting

April 21, 2020- KMOV Channel 4- 6:00 PM news. Reporter Lauren Trager. ‘It has gone through that building like fire;’ Nursing home staffer raising alarms about COVID-19 outbreak

April 13, 2020- Town&Style. Reporter Stephanie Wallace. Staying Connected

April 12, 2020- KMOV Channel 4- 10:00 PM news. Reporter Alexis Zotos. Families demand more information as COVID-19 sweeps through area nursing homes

April 7, 2020- St. Louis Public Radio- Local News and The Gateway Podcast- Reporter Eli Chen. Nearly 50 Missouri Nursing Homes Have Residents With COVID-19

April 5, 2020- KTRS The Big 550 AM- We’re Having a Senior Moment airing at 7:00 AM and on podcast- Host Shawn Rimerman. April 5 Podcast

April 2, 2020- St. Louis Public Radio Facebook. Host Lindsay Toler and Reporter Eli Chen. Reporting on Nursing Homes

April 1, 2020- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Reporter Nassim Benchaabane.  Two dead of COVID-19 as virus hits senior homes short on staff, supplies

March 31, 2020- St. Louis Public Radio- Local News and The Gateway Podcast- Reporter Eli Chen. As Nursing Homes Struggle With Coronavirus Prevention, Residents Become More Isolated

March 28, 2020- St. Louis Post Dispatch. Reporter Nassim Benchaabane. Nursing homes hit hard as COVID-19 cases found at 3 more in St. Louis area, 3 others in Missouri

March 24, 2020- KMOV Channel 4. Reporter Lauren Trager. Families turn to technology to communicate with their loved ones in nursing homes

March 23, 2020- KMOV Channel 4. Reporter Lauren Trager. Fearing increased isolation for patients, loved ones ask for cameras in nursing homes

March 20, 2020- KMOX 1120 AM. Total Information AM. Reporter Carol Daniel.